roadie

noun

road·​ie ˈrō-dē How to pronounce roadie (audio)
: a person who works (as by moving heavy equipment) for traveling entertainers

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That includes bar wait staff, roadies and audience members − and teens and adults who blast music through earbuds or headphones. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 In fact, this is their first roadie longer than five games since February 2022. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 Hart then took a moment to mention late members of the Dead, including Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, lyricist Robert Hunter, and longtime roadie, Ramrod (Laurence Shurtliff). Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025 Stanley drifted in and out of the band’s orbit; other engineers and roadies expanded on his original visions. John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for roadie

Word History

Etymology

road + -ie

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roadie was in 1969

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“Roadie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadie. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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